how to pronounce étonner

/e.tɔ.ne/

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étonner is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of étonner in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… alors bon je vais pas vous étonner si je …”

meanings of étonner

verb:

To surprise.

étonner frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word étonner occurs in french on average 9.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.